Thursday, May 27, 2010
Gender moment of the day.. well after going through this weeks assignment on the discussion board it had me thinking about the use of terms we use to describe the opposite sex. I was sitting outside of my work with a couple co workers who happen to be males and a visitor entered our building and walked by us. After we practically stared at this woman walk by one of the guys broke the silence with "Damn that bitch got a fat ass"! well most of the guys out there were like yeah she do but it made me think how we were just having this discussion in class and how common it is to use these terms in such a non shalant way. I didnt say anything to anyone but I sure did think it.
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George,
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you. It is very common for us to use derogatory terms to refer to women. Many times it is in a nonchalant way. I also find it interesting how women call each other these derogatory terms sometimes playfully, sometimes not. For example, it is likely that you have heard women calling each other bitch. And it’s interesting because they meant no disrespect by it. Depending on the context, bitch can mean many things. In addition, the bitch is not even censored on many cable TV networks. Many people do not even consider it to be a cuss word anymore. I think we are going to see more of this. These derogatory words are going to be used more openly and freely.
I agree with you and Ashley. I find it funny though that men feel the need to wait until after the person has left to make a statement like that. I know being a female if i thought someone was attractive i would just tell them. I know guys and girls react differently in situations but i am sure if that female heard the comment she would be offended.
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